Hannover, Kingdom. An Ernst August Order In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1870 Auction Archive Navy Civil War Campaign Medal

Navy Civil War Campaign Medal (bronze

and pass under his own control

with an Iron Cross embossed on the exterior of the lid in silver

125 mm x 142 mm

Hannover, Kingdom. An Ernst August Order In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1870 Auction Archive Navy Civil War Campaign Medal(Ernst August Orden Ritterkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted on the 15th December 1865 by King George V of Hanover. 1866 1878 Issue. A superb cross in Gold, consisting of a white enameled Maltese cross with ball finials, with a finely detailed Hanoverian crown in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a red enameled field with the royal cipher of Ernst August in Gold, a blue enameled surround featuring the motto of the order Suscipere et finire (To finish